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The Greetery…Urban Jungle - Day 2

We are celebrating Day 2 of The Greetery’s Urban Jungle collection.  It’s so full of the most beautiful greens, dies, and stencils.  Let’s jump right in!

I’ve used the gorgeous, new BotaniCuts Hibiscus Dies.  They are so delicate and detailed and full of possibilities.  I’ve combined my hibiscus with the older Elegant Arches stamp followed by an A2 Arches die that I sponged ink over to create a faux sky.

I chose a sentiment from the Pine Blossom stamp set.  Aren’t these hibiscus beautiful?  They are so easy to use and create gorgeousness in an instant.

My next card uses the adorable Modern Planters dies….aren’t they sweet?  I have one or two of these sitting on my windowsill at home.

I filled my planters with greenery from the Plant It:  Silver Dollar Succulent and Plant It:  Aloe dies.  These are a delight to use and look so cute nestled in their planter.

My sentiment is from the new Way to Grow stamp set which is full of the most playful sentiments and sayings…you’ll adore them all!  In the background, I have used the new Wicker Weave Stencil collection.

I saved my favorite card for last, one using the new Large Leaves:  Fern die…it’s a beauty!  I layered it over a window cut from corrugated cardstock, that I distressed with white paint.

I added twine around my card and tacked it down using my die cut sentiment, cut and stamped using the Little Labels Stamp + Cut Combo…love this duo!

Behind my focal point, I used the Seed Catalog Background stamp…the perfect, compliment to my fern die.

These new products are so much fun and so inspiring!  Happy shopping!  And, be sure to leave comments on the blogs below in order to be eligible to win one of 2 $50 gift certificates to The Greetery!

1. Angelica

2. Dana

3. Dawn

4. Kelly

5. Laurie

6. Melissa

7. Wanda

Pretty Pink Posh - June Blog Hop…

I love the sweet, June release from Pretty Pink Posh!  It is full of all things summery, fresh, and fruity!  My first card uses the fun, new Fresh Berries stamp set and coordinating dies.

Isn’t the little berry basket the fruit rests inside just the cutest?  Think of how many things you can tuck inside these tiny baskets.

I paper-pieced my fruit, using scraps and bits of my favorite papers.  This is one of my most favorite techniques!  Behind my fruit basket, I used the new Starburst stencil.

My next card uses my favorite summertime treat…watermelon!  I used the new Layered Watermelon Stencils to create my background, adding watercolor spots and Distress Ink droplets.

I then layered on my watermelon slices using Watermelon Stamp set and coordinating dies.  They are adhered on a square die cut, cut using the Mini Scallop Card dies.  

I adore the sweet sentiments found in this set…this is one of my favorites!

These new products are available now at Pretty Pink Posh.

Be sure to leave comments on the blogs listed below, as there at 3 $30 gift certificates up for grabs, one for each day of the blog hops, beginning yesterday and ending tomorrow.

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Amy Rysavy

Cathy Zielske

Melissa Philips

Lisa Mears

Channin Pelletier

Leica Palma

Dana Kirby

The Greetery…Urban Jungle - Day 1

The Greetery’s new Urban Jungle collection is so irresistible!  Let’s jump right into today’s new products and associated projects.  My first card uses the adorable GreenHouse die.  I love it, love it, love it!  I added ink to mine to create soft shades that glass may resemble, with shabby bricks across the bottom, and a distressed wooden door.

I filled my greenhouse full of flowers and greenery using the Garden Tub Filler and Petal Pusher Blooms dies.  These blooms make my smile with their plump and jumbo nature and feel.  

For my sentiment I have used the new Little Labels Stamps + Cut Combo….a new favorite of mine.  It’s trendy, classic, and perfect all at the same time.  

My next card uses the Garden Tub die…something I am very fond of in real life and now I can enjoy it on paper too!  I filled my shabby, metal garden tub with the Garden Tub Fillers die, sponging colors of green over each surface area.

I added tiny blooms in white from the Petal Pusher Blooms die, just to bring in a few florals.  Once again you can see that I used a sentiment from the Little Labels Stamp + Cut Combo, adding it across the front of my metal tub.

Behind my scene, I’ve used the gorgeous, new Woven Can Background Die.  It’s so detailed and stunning….perfect for the modern feel of the Urban Jungle collection. 

My last card uses the sweet Petal Pusher Blooms, stencils, and Background dies.  I adore this trio of goodies.  They make creating so effortless and enjoyable.

The Petal Pusher Background die is pierced and embossed with a few of the images actually cut out so you can plump up your flowers and create dimension.  The Petal Pusher stencils coordinate perfectly with the background, so adding color is a snap!

I surrounded my sentiment, from the Pine Blossom stamp set, using Petal Pusher Blooms dies.  I doubled and tripled their layers to create really full and plump blooms and adore how they turned out.

The Greetery’s Urban Jungle collection will be available on Friday, June 9th at 10am EDT.  

Leave a comment on the following blogs to be eligible to win one of two $50 gift certificate to The Greetery!

1. Angelica

2. Dana

3. Dawn

4. Kelly

5. Laurie

6. Melissa

7. Wanda